According Adam Rubin of the Daily News, Brian Schneider will be activated from the disabled list on Saturday.
So what does that mean for Omir Santos who has suddenly become a fan favorite and has proven to be a valuable asset for the Mets since originally being called up to replace Schneider in the first place?
Does he get sent back down to Triple-A Buffalo or do the Mets elect to keep three catchers which is something they did quite often during the 2008 season?
Those are definitely some tough questions to ask, and we put that question to our readers yesterday in a poll.
Here are those results so far:
The overwhelming majority of those we polled would rather trade or release Brian Schneider rather than bring him back to the team. There’s no chance the Mets would release him, but trading him could be an option if he can prove he’s healthy and that would mean giving him playing time.
Only 15% of those polled believed that Omir Santos should be sent down, with an even smaller percentage opting to keep all three catchers.
It’s no secret that Jerry Manuel loves the versatility that Santos brings to the team, so it will be interesting to see how this plays out.
Ramon Castro is batting .253 with 3 homers and 13 RBI in 79 at-bats.
Omir Santos is batting .268 with 2 homers and 15 RBI in 71 at-bats.
Brian Schneider was batting .121 with 0 homers and 2 RBI in 21 at-bats before getting hurt.
One thing Santos has in his favor has been his surprising defense, arm, and baserunning skills. It could be the thing that spares him a demotion to Triple-A.
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Ugh, i was kind of hoping he wouldn’t come back. I would rather have a castro and santos platoon than have Schneider come back. As far as im concerned Schneider brings absolutely nothing to this team. He is an automatic WEAK out at the plate, and is nothing special defensively. If he can’t hit when he gets back we should just get rid of him, he is useless.
Santos won’t be going anywhere. The guy has proven himself and he is young. I can’t see this team moving him.
Castro will either be traded or released it seems. Given Castro’s 7/15 on throwing out runners and can hit compared to Schneider who doesn’t do either, that isn’t a great option. But we made this mistake given Schneider’s contract. We have lots of options here and at the same time not so many. Catch 22 with our Catchers?